A recent report published by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has found that five million young professionals in Canada are in need of mental health support, advising businesses and organizations to invest more into employee wellbeing.
“There’s still a lot of stigma in discussing mental health. Young people especially, are feeling discouraged from presenting the issues that they’re facing right now,” Genevieve Bonin, co-author of the report and managing director and partner at BCG told CTVNews.ca. “Organizations do care greatly about the health and well being of their employees, and I think this is now a very open topic for…
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Senate passes grocery rebate bill, health funding top-up
The Senate has passed legislation to implement the Liberals’ promised “grocery rebate” and federal health transfer top-ups.
After a condensed study, the upper chamber gave the final stamp of approval to Bill C-46 on Wednesday.
The legislation pulled out two specific elements of Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s 2023 federal budget that the Liberals wanted to see passed in short order.
Once the bill receives a royal assent, it will allow for the one-time $2.5 billion affordability-focused “grocery rebate” payment to be administered to approximately 11 million eligible recipients, something the Canada Revenue Agency says will happen…
Saskatchewan Health Authority announces new online booking system – DiscoverMooseJaw.com
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is excited to announce its new online booking system.
The booking system makes appointments at FH Wigmore Hospital, Crescent View Clinic, and Alliance Health Centre.
Lenore Howey, Executive Director of Laboratory Medicine for SHA, says the system is convenient and easy to navigate.
“We have added this platform to the vaccine booking system. It’s the same system that patients have navigated in the past,” Howey explained. “If you are unsure how to navigate it, it’s really easy to ask a friend or a family member to help and assist on the first use.
The main reason…
Is coffee good or bad for you? That may depend on your genes
Latte, pour-over or double double: no matter how you grind or brew it, many Canadians start their day with a cup of coffee.
Coffee — more specifically, caffeine — can be a great way to feel more alert and awake. But what else is that cup of coffee doing to our health?
According to experts, it depends.
“In popular press, one day coffee is good for you, another day it’s bad for you, another day it doesn’t do anything,” said Sara Mahdavi, a clinical scientist at the University of Toronto.
But whether a certain level of caffeine has health benefits,…
Lizzo Cancels Montreal Concert Over Health Concerns, Details Her Symptoms
Due to health circumstances, Lizzo has been forced to make the difficult decision to cancel her concert in Montreal.
The “Truth Hurts” singer appeared to be hurting pretty badly herself when she shared the news in a video message posted to Instagram on Thursday.
A tearful Lizzo — wearing a face mask and wrapped in a blanket — explained that she’s currently suffering from an illness that makes it impossible for her to perform.
“I had a sore throat last night and a headache, and I went to bed. I woke up this morning and my body is weak and…
Health unit to modify mask requirements
By Mark Brown
April 28, 2023 12:38pm
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) will ease masking guidelines at its facilities next week.
Starting Monday, the health unit will no longer require COVID-19 screening or mask use at its facilities in Windsor and Leamington. However, visitors will still be asked to consider masking up on the premises.
“While it will be optional to wear a mask in WECHU offices, it remains strongly encouraged that visitors wear a mask when accessing direct client care services,” read the notice from the health unit. “WECHU staff will be required to wear a medical-grade mask…
Feinstein’s future ‘in her own hands’ amid extended health absence from the Judiciary Committee, Durbin says
The future of Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., is “in her own hands,” Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said Sunday, as Feinstein’s extended absence from the panel due to health issues has some fellow Democrats calling for her to resign.
Durbin, who succeeded Feinstein as chair of the Judiciary Committee, said during an appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that the longtime lawmaker has undergone “several weeks of travail” over a health issue involving shingles, but still wants to return to serve the committee.
“She said to Chuck Schumer last week that ‘I want to get on a…